The Year I Started Masturbating (2022) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

After a breakup and a disrupted career, Hanna tests new experiences and begins reclaiming the freedom to decide what she wants.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A Relationship Under Strain

Hanna's demanding work and disagreements with Morten reveal poor communication and unresolved plans for their future. After Morten is injured, his hospital conversations with Louise make Hanna confront their distance, and the relationship ends.

Key Events

• Work Keeps Hanna Late — Hanna's demanding job keeps her late and adds strain to her relationship. Characters: Hanna Location: Workplace
• Unconsulted Couch Purchase — Morten buys an expensive couch without consulting Hanna, who feels her preferences are ignored. Characters: Hanna, Morten Location: Home
• Future Plans Unsettled — Their disagreements expose poor communication and uncertainty about their future together. Characters: Hanna, Morten Location: Home
• Morten Chases Pickpocket — Morten is injured after chasing a pickpocket on an electric scooter. Characters: Morten Location: Unspecified
• Hanna Visits Hospital — Hanna visits Morten in the hospital after he is injured. Characters: Hanna, Morten Location: Hospital
• Hospital Conversations — Morten's conversations with Louise make Hanna confront the distance in her relationship. Characters: Hanna, Morten, Louise Location: Hospital
• Relationship Ends — Hanna and Morten's strained relationship comes to an end. Characters: Hanna, Morten Location: Unspecified

Life After the Breakup

Hanna's decision to leave her former job leaves her working as an assistant in her old workplace after the breakup. She looks for a way forward and turns to Liv, who encourages her to act on her own desires.

Key Events

• Career Change After Breakup — After leaving her former job to be more present in the relationship, Hanna works as an assistant there. Characters: Hanna Location: Former workplace
• Hanna Seeks Support — Hanna spends time with Liv while looking for a way forward. Characters: Hanna, Liv Location: Unspecified
• Liv Urges Self-Trust — Liv urges Hanna not to let fear or others' expectations dictate her choices. Characters: Hanna, Liv Location: Unspecified

Trying Unfamiliar Paths

Hanna tries a singing course but struggles and leaves feeling overwhelmed. She also meets Adam, accepts his invitation to go hang gliding, and discovers that the experience is thrilling.

Key Events

• Hanna Tries Singing — Hanna tries a singing course but struggles to sing. Characters: Hanna, Singing Course Teacher Location: Singing course
• Overwhelmed After Course — Hanna leaves the singing course feeling overwhelmed. Characters: Hanna Location: Singing course
• Adam Invites Hanna Out — Hanna meets Adam, who invites her out. Characters: Hanna, Adam Location: Unspecified
• Hanna Accepts Hang Gliding — Despite initial anxiety, Hanna goes hang gliding with Adam. Characters: Hanna, Adam Location: Hang-gliding location
• Thrill of New Experience — Hanna finds the hang-gliding experience thrilling. Characters: Hanna, Adam Location: Hang-gliding location

An Open-Ended New Start

Adam cancels their next meeting because his mother has been taken into hospice care, then apologizes and asks Hanna for another chance. Hanna prepares for their planned date, while an exchange about Eli's raincoat reminds her that home responsibilities remain part of her life.

Key Events

• Adam Cancels Their Meeting — Adam cancels their planned meeting because his mother has been taken into hospice care. Characters: Hanna, Adam Location: Unspecified
• Adam Asks Another Chance — Adam apologizes for canceling and asks Hanna for another chance. Characters: Hanna, Adam Location: Unspecified
• Another Date Planned — Hanna and Adam plan another date. Characters: Hanna, Adam Location: Unspecified
• Hanna Prepares for Date — Hanna appears less stressed and prepares to go on her date. Characters: Hanna Location: Home
• Raincoat Interrupts Departure — A brief exchange about Eli's raincoat interrupts Hanna as she is leaving. Characters: Hanna, Eli Location: Home

Story Breakdown

• Work And Home Strain — Hanna's demanding job and disagreements with Morten expose tensions in their relationship.
  • Late Work Hours — Hanna's job keeps her late, adding pressure to her life at home.
  • Ignored Preferences — Morten buys an expensive couch without consulting Hanna, who feels repeatedly overlooked.
• Relationship Breakdown — Unsettled plans and poor communication leave Hanna increasingly aware of the distance between her and Morten.
  • Hospital Conversations — After Morten is injured, Hanna visits him and sees him talking with Louise.
  • The Breakup — Hanna and Morten's strained relationship eventually ends.
• Changed Work Life — Hanna's decision to leave her former job has consequences after her relationship ends.
  • Leaving Her Job — Hanna had left her former job in an effort to be more present in the relationship.
  • Assistant At Work — After the breakup, she is working as an assistant in her old workplace.
• Liv Encourages Change — Hanna spends time with Liv, who urges her to challenge fear and other people's expectations.
  • Looking For A Way — Hanna turns to time with Liv as she looks for a path forward.
  • Putting Herself First — Liv encourages Hanna to explore what she wants and prioritize herself.
• Testing New Experiences — Hanna experiments with activities outside her established routines, with mixed emotions.
  • Singing Course — Hanna struggles to sing and leaves the course feeling overwhelmed.
  • Thrilling Hang Gliding — Despite initial anxiety, Hanna goes hang gliding with Adam and finds it thrilling.
• Possibility With Adam — Hanna and Adam's promising connection faces a cancellation before they arrange another date.
  • Canceled Meeting — Adam cancels because his mother has been taken into hospice care.
  • Another Chance — Adam apologizes and asks Hanna for another chance, and they plan a date.
• Responsibilities Remain — Hanna's growing openness to new experiences exists alongside her life at home.
  • Date Preparations — Hanna appears less stressed as she prepares to go on her date.
  • Eli's Raincoat — A brief exchange about Eli's raincoat interrupts Hanna's departure.

Directed by

Erika Wasserman

Key Cast

• Katia Winter — Hanna
• Jesper Zuschlag — Morten
• Nour El Refai — Carolin
• Henrik Dorsin — Staffan
• Bahar Pars — Leyla